Mr. Potatohead in Love
1994
Blue from the Death Edition
Blue from the Death Edition
http://faculty.goucher.edu/mbell/
An artist's book in the form of a canvas scroll with a wooden dowel at each end. The text and five woodcuts are mounted on one side of the scroll, with colophon at lower right. A grosgrain ribbon with a metal hook fastener is attached to one dowel for closure. Issued rolled, in a wooden box with a sliding top and red ribbon lifts. The title is burned into the top of the box.
"Woodcuts accompany a short story about buskers in NYC. The main character is captivated by a young woman singing a soulful note or two in Grand Central Station, before the cops hustle her off"--Vamp & Tramp Booksellers website, viewed Jan. 9, 2014.
Title
Mr. Potatohead in Love
Creator
Contributor
Publisher
Blue from the Death Edition
Date
1994
Description
http://faculty.goucher.edu/mbell/
An artist's book in the form of a canvas scroll with a wooden dowel at each end. The text and five woodcuts are mounted on one side of the scroll, with colophon at lower right. A grosgrain ribbon with a metal hook fastener is attached to one dowel for closure. Issued rolled, in a wooden box with a sliding top and red ribbon lifts. The title is burned into the top of the box.
"Woodcuts accompany a short story about buskers in NYC. The main character is captivated by a young woman singing a soulful note or two in Grand Central Station, before the cops hustle her off"--Vamp & Tramp Booksellers website, viewed Jan. 9, 2014.
An artist's book in the form of a canvas scroll with a wooden dowel at each end. The text and five woodcuts are mounted on one side of the scroll, with colophon at lower right. A grosgrain ribbon with a metal hook fastener is attached to one dowel for closure. Issued rolled, in a wooden box with a sliding top and red ribbon lifts. The title is burned into the top of the box.
"Woodcuts accompany a short story about buskers in NYC. The main character is captivated by a young woman singing a soulful note or two in Grand Central Station, before the cops hustle her off"--Vamp & Tramp Booksellers website, viewed Jan. 9, 2014.
Rights
Courtesy of the artist
Format
Artists' books--Maryland
Woodcuts (prints)
Source
Vanderbilt University Special Collections, Southern Civilization Collection
Files
Collection
Citation
Bell, Madison Smartt, “Mr. Potatohead in Love,” Gallery, accessed June 2, 2023, https://gallery.library.vanderbilt.edu/items/show/1118.